All four South African United Rugby Championship sides are in Europe this week with some spending more than 50 hours in the air travelling north to take on their international opposition.
When Jake White talks about how his Bulls squad is still a young one, he'll cite Saturday evening's somewhat chaotic 47-20 defeat to a shrewd and powerful Sharks at Kings Park as a prominent example.
The Sharks have named Siya Kolisi as their European campaign captain ahead of their Champions Cup opener against England's Harlequins in Durban, while Lukhanyo Am keeps the armband for the United Rugby Championship.